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to toss

to toss

65 1.3
To throw a coin into the air to decide something
  • verb
  • /tɔs/
translation icon : lanzar
  • Toss the coin into the chasm.
  • toss a coin

It looks like tossing a coin in it coming up heads.

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Examples

  • Actually, we tossed a coin to see who'd catch it, and Mick won.

    Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

  • We're going to toss a coin that's two out of three coin tosses gets to pick side or character, because even which side you played on was a thing back then.

    Here Comes a New Challenger (2023)

  • - Let's toss for her.

    The Quiet American (2002)

  • So if you could, please toss a coin to your lawyer.

  • So toss a coin to your lawyer.

  • Mr. President, will you please toss the coin?

    American Underdog (2021)

  • So surely everyone has the time to toss a coin now.

  • If you want to learn more privately, toss a coin to your teacher.

  • Before making a decision, I will toss a coin to see which option I should choose.

  • To settle the argument, they decided to toss a coin and let chance decide.

Synonyms

to flip
vsto toss
83 1.6

To toss a coin into the air to decide between two choices

is a lighter throw that focuses on side landing rather than rotation
to flip a coin
vsto toss
18 2.8

Toss a coin into the air to decide by chance

is used more generally for light throws not only for coin decisions
to lag
vsto toss
  • Archaic
9.5

To throw a small object like a coin toward a mark in a game

is a light upward throw used to decide by which side lands

Idioms

to lock up and toss the key
  • Informal
9.3

Put someone in prison and never let them leave

to toss a quid
  • UK
9.9

To throw a one-pound coin into water for luck

Phrasal Verbs

to toss out
39 2.7

To throw away things you do not want

to toss in
  • Informal
7 4.4

To add a short comment during a conversation

to toss away
5 2.0

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

to toss together
  • Informal
2 3.4

Mix a few ingredients quickly without much preparation

to toss back
1 4.9

Move your head or hair quickly back

to toss in with
  • Informal
7.4

Join a group or cause and support it

to toss off
  • Informal
8.4

To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol

to toss off
  • Informal
8.1

To make something quickly with little effort

Compounds

toss-up
  • Informal
20 6.2

A situation where two results have the same chance

coin toss
17 2.4

A way to decide something by flipping a coin and seeing which side lands up

toss of a coin
1 2.9

A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin

charity toss
  • US
2.7

A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it

pitch and toss
  • Archaic
9.7

A game where players throw coins at a mark and the closest wins

toss bombing
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of dropping a bomb by flying low, pulling up, and releasing it so it flies farther

Surface Forms

toss infinitive
tossed past
tossed past participle
tossing present participle
tosses third person singular

Etymology

Toss for flipping a coin comes from the same idea of a quick, light throw or flip. So to toss a coin is to throw it up gently so chance can decide.